An 83-year-old elder died in Veneto
, in Piove di Sacco, of a severe form of encephalitis due to the West Nile virus, which tested positive.
It has not been specified so far by the health authorities whether it is the patient already reported in recent days by the ISS as the first case of positivity in the country to the West Nile, discovered precisely in the Padua area.
In fact, another young man who is positive for the virus transmitted by mosquitoes is hospitalized in the Ulss 6 hospitals, while on another 62-year-old, always hospitalized for encephalitis in Piove di Sacco, investigations are underway to determine whether or not it is West Nile. .